Best Books for Kids Who Don't Like Reading

Not every kid loves reading, and that's okay. But every kid loves stories. These books find the side door — humor, adventure, graphic novels, books so short they're done before the kid realizes they just read a whole book.

1,159 books

Cover of Awesome Heroes
Awesome Heroes
Rosie Peet
Ages 4–11
Cover of Two-Face and the Fusion Confusion
Two-Face and the Fusion Confusion
Laurie S. Sutton
Ages 4–11
Cover of 83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary
83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary
Don Brown
Ages 12–18
Cover of Pete Bogg King of the Frogs
Pete Bogg King of the Frogs
Scott Sonneborn
Ages 4–11
Cover of Marie Curie and Radioactivity
Marie Curie and Radioactivity
Connie Colwell Miller
Ages 4–11
Cover of Sheltie the Shetland Pony
Sheltie the Shetland Pony
Peter Clover
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Gremlins
The Gremlins
Roald Dahl
Ages 6–10
Cover of Abby and the Notorious Neighbor
Abby and the Notorious Neighbor
Ann M. Martin
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die: a Graphic Memoir
The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die: a Graphic Memoir
Peter Lantos
Ages 4–11
Cover of History Comics: Hip-Hop The Beat of America
History Comics #1
History Comics: Hip-Hop The Beat of America
Jarrett Williams
Ages 4–11
Cover of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne
Ages 4–11
Cover of Ghost Town Treasure
Ghost Town Treasure
Clyde Robert Bulla
Ages 4–11
Cover of There's an Awful Lot of Weirdos in Our Neighborhood And Other Wickedly Funny Verse
There's an Awful Lot of Weirdos in Our Neighborhood And Other Wickedly Funny Verse
Colin McNaughton
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Whale
The Whale
Ethan Murrow, Vita Murrow
Ages 4–11
Cover of Fabulous Monsters
Fabulous Monsters
Marcia Williams
Ages 4–11
Cover of Peter Powers and His Not-So-Super Powers!
Peter Powers and His Not-So-Super Powers!
Kent Clark, Brandon T. Snider
Ages 4–11
Cover of Rolling Harvey Down the Hill
Rolling Harvey Down the Hill
Jack Prelutsky
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Three Lives of Harris Harper
The Three Lives of Harris Harper
Lynn Cullen
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Wanderer
The Wanderer
Peter Van den Ende
Ages 4–11
Cover of Karen's Worst Day
Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphic Novel #3
Karen's Worst Day
Ann M. Martin, Katy Farina
Ages 8–12
Cover of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Meet the New Spider-Man
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Meet the New Spider-Man
Rory Keane
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Ghosts of Crimson Hill
The Ghosts of Crimson Hill
Lila Hawthorne
Ages 12–18
Cover of Lost in the Jungle
Lost in the Jungle
Steve Foxe
Ages 4–11
Cover of Eye to Eye
Eye to Eye
Scott McCloud
Ages 4–11